N8N English Chat to Node AI

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Describe the problem/error/question

I was asking if we are able to use the chatbot built into N8N that builds workflows on our own servers? I was only wondering because I cannot find the question online but I can use my own server, still would need english → node feature so that I can tell it what I want, I am a beginner to n8n building automations for a future business that I am starting, thank you!

What is the error message (if any)?

Please share your workflow

(Select the nodes on your canvas and use the keyboard shortcuts CMD+C/CTRL+C and CMD+V/CTRL+V to copy and paste the workflow.)

Share the output returned by the last node

Information on your n8n setup

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  • Database (default: SQLite):
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main):
  • Running n8n via (n8n cloud)
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Hey welcome to the community! The “describe what you want in English and it builds the workflow” feature is cloud-only right now, n8n hasn’t made it available for self-hosted instances and there’s no timeline on that changing. If you’re just getting started honestly the easiest path is to spin up an n8n Cloud free trial so you can use the AI workflow builder right away while you learn. If you’re set on self-hosted though, check out the n8n MCP workflow builder project on GitHub (GitHub - makafeli/n8n-workflow-builder: AI assistant integration for n8n workflow automation through Model Context Protocol (MCP). Connect Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants to n8n for natural language workflow management.) which lets you connect something like Claude or ChatGPT to your n8n instance for natural language workflow management.

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Hey welcome! The AI workflow builder that lets you describe what you want in English is cloud-only right now, not available on self-hosted. If you’re self-hosting and want something similar there’s a community MCP server project (n8n-workflow-builder on GitHub) that lets you use Claude or ChatGPT to build workflows through natural language on your own instance, worth checking out.

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Hi @Representative_LLC Welcome!
Yes you can do that Via MCP servers and on your main chat agent will have access to n8n-mcp for context related to how n8n actually functions:

Also this will have access to another MCP which will link the server side n8n instance so that it can perform actions, i prefer using Claude models the latest once for this task.

This setup is easy and would work all the time.